> -----Original Message----- > From: RADEMAKERS Tanguy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 12:56 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: What's your setup for multiple developers > > Carefully? > > All joking aside: > > - set up one dev server > - set up one source control server > - check the code from the source control server out onto the > development server. > - everyone works on the same dev server. yes, you will need > to take care that two people don't edit the same file at the > same time. a neat trick i like to use is to say "bob, i'm > editing file x so keep your grubby little paws off it!" or to > ask "bob, charlie, can i edit file y?". > - (optional) setup a little script on the dev server to check > in the code. schedule this script to run every x hours. > - whenever you are happy with the code (it is in a known > state), do a manual check in and apply a tag.
That's basically how we've worked except for the source control. The "hey bob" part just doesn't work though. > Note that, to the best of my understanding, dream weaver has > a rudimentary mechanism for locking files (based on some sort > of temp file created on the server) - but that only works if > everyone uses dream weaver. Also to the best of my > understanding, VSS can be set up to provide protected editing > (editing user locks the file) of a web site - but that only > works if every one has a vss aware editor. I'm quite familiar with how DW's system works. We just want to use other tools too and still not overwrite each other. And VSS is out since our server guys are anti-MS. Ah well. --- Kevin Graeme Cooperative Extension Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Extension ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:202685 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
